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Thomas C. Foster on the Seven Deadly Sins of Writing

Thomas C. Foster on the Seven Deadly Sins of Writing

"You cannot let worry win."

By Thomas C. Foster | September 16, 2022

Ellen Meeropol on Writing Into the Gaps Left by Untold Family Stories

Ellen Meeropol on Writing Into the Gaps Left by Untold Family Stories

“When more isn’t there, or the story is hidden, my imagination fills in the blanks left by small snippets of family history.”

By Ellen Meeropol | September 16, 2022

Christopher M. Finan: How to Battle Book Banning in Your Community

Christopher M. Finan: How to Battle Book Banning in Your Community

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | September 16, 2022

Three Classic Movies to Help Understand Our Conspiratorial Present

Three Classic Movies to Help Understand Our Conspiratorial Present

Andrew Keen Recommends a Little Cinema

By Andrew Keen | September 16, 2022

When Your OCD Therapy is Also a Treatment for Writers’ Block

When Your OCD Therapy is Also a Treatment for Writers’ Block

Elissa Bassist on Learning to Lean in to the Fear of Writing Like an Idiot

By Elissa Bassist | September 16, 2022

Learning the Culture of Blame as a Child at the State Welfare Office

Learning the Culture of Blame as a Child at the State Welfare Office

David Ambroz on the Hunger, Red Tape, and Unspoken Rules That Accompany Childhood Poverty

By David Ambroz | September 16, 2022

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“A Romantic Poem” by John Koethe

By John Koethe | September 16, 2022

Fictionalizing the Stories of Two Women Who Fought to Save Jewish Children in World War II-Era Europe

By Kristin Beck | September 16, 2022

Portrait of an Unknown Woman by Daniel Silva, Read by Edoardo Ballerini

By Behind the Mic | September 16, 2022

How Goethe’s <em>Sorrows of Young Werther</em> Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

How Goethe’s Sorrows of Young Werther Led to a Rare Suicide Cluster

Dr. Nicholas Kardaras on the Dangers of Social Contagion

By Dr. Nicholas Kardaras | September 15, 2022

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

On the Political Weaponization of Words: From “Miscegenation” to “Groomer”

Bruce Handy Explores the Hoax Behind an Early Case of American Fearmongering

By Bruce Handy | September 15, 2022

On the Myth of the Made Writer and the Madness of Emerging

On the Myth of the Made Writer and the Madness of Emerging

Or: Encounters with Michael Ondaatje’s Dog

By Kailyn McCord | September 15, 2022

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Why Smarter People Might Be More Prone to Irrational Biases

Woo-kyoung Ahn on the Link Between High Levels of Analytical Reasoning Skills and Biased Interpretations

By Woo-kyoung Ahn | September 15, 2022

Read the Winners of <em>American Short Fiction</em>’s 2022 Insider Prize, Selected by Lauren Hough

Read the Winners of American Short Fiction’s 2022 Insider Prize, Selected by Lauren Hough

Memoir by Michael John Wiese; Fiction by David Antares

By Literary Hub | September 15, 2022

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

Rachel Aviv: Why It’s Difficult to Trust Your Own Experiences of Mental Illness

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 15, 2022

On Meaning and Time: Andrea Barrett on What the Past Tells Us About Today

On Meaning and Time: Andrea Barrett on What the Past Tells Us About Today

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 15, 2022

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